Too Soon to Love explained

Too Soon to Love
Director:Richard Rush
Producer:Mark Lipsky
Richard Rush
Screenplay:László Görög
Richard Rush
Story:László Görög
Richard Rush
Francis Ford Coppola
Starring:Jennifer West
Richard Evans
Music:Ronald Stein
Cinematography:William C. Thompson
Editing:Stefan Arnsten
Studio:Dynasty
Distributor:Universal Pictures
Runtime:85 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
Budget:$50,000[1]

Too Soon to Love, also known as High School Honeymoon and Teenage Lovers, is a 1960 American exploitation film directed by Richard Rush and starring Richard Evans, Jennifer West and Jack Nicholson.[2]

The film was considered by some critics as among the first of the American "new wave" of filmmaking.[1]

Premise

The film is about the romantic relationship between a woman and a man, barely out of their teens, and another man named Buddy (Nicholson) who tries to steal her away from him.

Cast

Production

The film was made for $50,000. It was Francis Ford Coppola's first writing assignment and director Richard Rush said "he had more youth than discipline."[1]

Jack Nicholson was cast off the back of his appearance in The Cry Baby Killer. He would make two more films with Rush.[3]

The film was sold to Universal for $250,000.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: McDougal, Dennis. Five Easy Decades: How Jack Nicholson Became the Biggest Movie Star in Modern Times. registration. too soon to love richard rush.. 38-39. John Wiley & Sons. 2008.
  2. TEENAGE LOVERSMonthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 27, Iss. 312, (Jan 1, 1960): 101
  3. Book: McGilligan, Patrick. Jack's Life: A Biography of Jack Nicholson. 113. W. W. Norton & Company. 1996. 9780393248418.